The Australian Medical Board has suspended the registration of voluntary euthanasia advocate Doctor Philip Nitschke who has been under investigation over his dealings with a 45 year old Perth man who took his own life despite not being terminally ill. ...

The close friend of a Perth man who committed suicide after communicating with doctor Philip Nitschke says he is not surprised the voluntary euthanasia advocate has been suspended from practising as a medical practitioner....

A leading mental health organisation says it is considering filing a formal complaint against euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. Dr Nitschke admits he supported Perth man Nigel Brayley in his decision to commit suicide, despite knowing he was not terminally ill, and was only 45 years old. The ...

Members of the voluntary euthanasia group Exit International have been targeted by police in Western Australia over the drug Nembutal. Its director Philip Nitschke said four members were served with search warrants as police looked for the imported euthanasia drug. The development follows ...

Western Australia's parliament has for the first time debated a bill that would allow voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill. The Greens MP Robin Chapple introduced the bill, influenced by his own mother's slow death from cancer....

Jill is tired. She has spent the last 20 years of her life dealing with Multiple Sclerosis and now she wants to call it a day. She tells Geoff Hutchison how her condition has caused her renew calls for the right to die....